Starting Orientation on 1-4-10 anybody elese?

I agree, all the jokers in my class were gone quick. Be professional and make progress everyday and you should be fine.

 

Should be fine. But for how long?

Just messin with ya, youll be ok.

Or will you?

 

TMC is very strict during the 2 wks but all that goes out the window once u get your own truck. As long as you dont make an everyday habit out of it you can and will run illegal. If youre at the shipper 9 hours waiting to load and cant rest because you have to keep the line moving, by TMC standards you get 1 hour rest then hit the road. Yeah your logs will show you legal but if you wreck or worse kill someone is clean logs better than your conscience? I went through training in Columbia and they were very nice unfortunatly most are no longer with TMC.

 

flatbedder83 has it pretty much correct. That is exactly what many/most dispatchers "expect/demand".

I don't recommend you follow those expectations tho. I've had to send a gentle reminder on more than one occasion to my dispatcher that I am bound to the legalities of the industry. My reply should things get nasty: "ok, fine, let's just run this by the safety dept.". Never had to actually pull that one, but it is available for use.

High expectations only lead to heartbreak and let-downs. Avoid it at all costs.

 

Supposed to start orientation on 01-25-10, any feed back or advice would be great. Anyone with recent experience going through orientation?